posted 01-07-2012 11:45 AM
Is anyone familiar with this rather unusual "Spaceport" token?

The vector and oval orbit seem vaguely familiar. Did KSC ever issue "space money" like this in the past?

Maybe it was part of some game which "borrowed" the design from NASA? It is made of metal, not plastic; and about the size of a US penny.

p51Member

Posts: 778From: Olympia, WA, USARegistered: Sep 2011

posted 01-07-2012 11:59 AM
That's from a video arcade in King of Prussia, PA.

crashMember

Posts: 196From: West Sussex, EnglandRegistered: Jan 2011

posted 01-07-2012 12:08 PM
King of Prussia Mall? I've been there! If only I knew.

Cozmosis22Member

Posts: 272From: Texas * EarthRegistered: Apr 2011

posted 01-07-2012 12:22 PM
Hmm, guess it could be from there? Although most videogame arcade tokens were about the size of a US 25-cent piece and this token is smaller. Here's a standard size game token for comparison.

The coin mechanisms were usually set to a specific size so people could use quarters or tokens. Also, it took a certain amount of weight to drop properly down through the coin slot mechanism.

MarylandSpaceMember

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posted 01-07-2012 01:18 PM
An answer and a link in 14 minutes. collectSPACE members are pretty amazing.

Cozmosis22Member

Posts: 272From: Texas * EarthRegistered: Apr 2011

posted 01-08-2012 12:33 PM
That website is not conclusive. It does show some game coins from a mall arcade in Virginia but not the Spaceport token. Also notice that most all videogame tokens have "No Cash Value" or "Non-Refundable" written somewhere on them. Still not convinced that this came from that mall in Pennsylvania.